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Pervasive introgression facilitated domestication and adaptation in the Bos species complex.
Nature ecology & evolution - 1 Jul 2018
Wu Dong-Dong, Ding Xiang-Dong, Wang Sheng, Wójcik Jan M, Zhang Yi, Tokarska Małgorzata, Li Yan, Wang Ming-Shan, Faruque Omar, Nielsen Rasmus, Zhang Qin, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Species of the Bos genus, including taurine cattle, zebu, gayal, gaur, banteng, yak, wisent and bison, have been domesticated at least four times and have been an important source of meat, milk and power for many human cultures. We sequence the genomes of gayal, gaur, banteng, wisent and bison, and provide population genomic sequencing of an additional 98 individuals. We use these data to determine the phylogeny...
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